<p>A man said his 16-year-old son attacked him after he confronted the teenager about his absence from school, according to Spartanburg Public Safety.</p><p>The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday on Brookwood Terrace.</p><p>The man and his son struggled, before the father broke loose and got a bat, the report states. The teen was fighting with two other relatives when the man told police he struck his son with the bat.</p><p>The man locked himself in a bedroom after he said his son threatened to kill him, went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, according to the report.</p><p>The teen was treated at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for minor injuries to his head before he was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, the report states.</p>